{"id":2099510,"date":"2026-08-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2099510"},"modified":"2026-08-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:00:00","slug":"glowing-paintings-by-francesco-pirazzi-meditate-on-the-enigmas-of-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2099510","title":{"rendered":"Glowing Paintings by Francesco Pirazzi Meditate on the Enigmas of Absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pirazzi-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a painting of a tall, leaning, slender tree in front of a glowing arcade and blue sky with scattered clouds\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cSanta\u201d (2025), oil on linen, 100 x 90 centimeters. All images courtesy of the artist, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Glowing Paintings by Francesco Pirazzi Meditate on the Enigmas of Absence<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-18T12:00:00-05:00\">August 18, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"colossal-share-buttons\">\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--facebook\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F08%2Ffrancesco-pirazzi-paintings-landscapes-architecture-trees-mystery%2F&amp;title=Glowing%20Paintings%20by%20Francesco%20Pirazzi%20Meditate%20on%20the%20Enigmas%20of%20Absence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Share<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--pinterest\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F08%2Ffrancesco-pirazzi-paintings-landscapes-architecture-trees-mystery%2F&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2Fpirazzi-5-960x1068.jpg&amp;description=Glowing%20Paintings%20by%20Francesco%20Pirazzi%20Meditate%20on%20the%20Enigmas%20of%20Absence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share to Pinterest\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Pin<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--email\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email this article\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Email<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--copy\">\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Copy article link\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link colossal-share-button__copy\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/08\/francesco-pirazzi-paintings-landscapes-architecture-trees-mystery\/\" data-label-default=\"Copy\" data-label-copied=\"Copied!\" data-aria-default=\"Copy article link\" data-aria-copied=\"Link copied to clipboard\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" aria-live=\"polite\">Copy<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--bookmark\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"476885\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cFor me, paintings represent an attempt (sometimes more successful, sometimes less so) to grasp a \u2018something\u2019 that for some reason deeply moves me, agitates me,\u201d says Turin-based artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.francescopirazzi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Francesco Pirazzi<\/a>. In atmospheric, dreamlike paintings, deceptively simple architecture, trees, walkways, and other features of the landscape glow amid uncanny lighting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat drives my research is the feeling that something in reality is slightly off, that before my eyes lies an indecipherable enigma,\u201d Pirazzi says, adding that he enjoys the way painting can encompass both reality and the \u201cunknowable world,\u201d and the ways they irresistibly converge. Deep shadows, minimalist archways, luminescent clouds, and exaggerated perspective combine in bold chromatic tableaux. \u201cThe subjects are recurring: trees, street lamps, houses, windows, hedges, and a few others that I feel I use as actors on a stage, each aware of their role,\u201d Pirazzi says.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pirazzi-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476885\" title=\"\u201cMomenti\u201d (2024), oil on linen, 70 x 80 centimeters\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cMomenti\u201d (2024), oil on linen, 70 x 80 centimeters\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cMomenti\u201d (2024), oil on linen, 70 x 80 centimeters\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1870\" height=\"2126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pirazzi-1.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-476886\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cMomenti\u201d (2024), oil on linen, 70 x 80 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Light plays a unique role, establishing the mood and drawing our attention to \u201cthe hierarchies between elements and the relationships that intertwine them, the things we must pay attention immediately to and those that need\u00a0to emerge very slowly.\u201d Illumination also reveals absence, which Pirazzi centers as much as the structures, plants, fences, and other objects. He\u2019s interested in the unseen on the same level as what is visible, drawing us to these obscure and mysterious details. <\/p>\n<p>Starting Octobe 28, the artist\u2019s work will be on view at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lucegallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luce Gallery<\/a> in Turin. See more on Pirazzi\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/francesco_pirazzi_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pirazzi-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476885\" title=\"\u201cQuasi ora\u201d (2025), oil on linen, 60 x 85 centimeters\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cQuasi ora\u201d (2025), oil on linen, 60 x 85 centimeters\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cQuasi ora\u201d (2025), oil on linen, 60 x 85 centimeters\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pirazzi-4.jpg\" alt=\"a painting of an evening scene with a pond, leafless tree, and shrub\" class=\"wp-image-476889\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cQuasi ora\u201d (2025), oil on linen, 60 x 85 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pirazzi-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476885\" title=\"\u201cDal fuori\u201d (2024), oil on linen, 80 x 110 centimeters\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cDal fuori\u201d (2024), oil on linen, 80 x 110 centimeters\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cDal fuori\u201d (2024), oil on linen, 80 x 110 centimeters\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pirazzi-6.jpg\" alt=\"a painting of a dim light at sunrise or sunset against some trees\" class=\"wp-image-476891\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cDal fuori\u201d (2024), oil on linen, 80 x 110 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pirazzi-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476885\" title=\"\u201cNessuno\u201d (2025), oil on linen, 75 x 100 centimeters\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cNessuno\u201d (2025), oil on linen, 75 x 100 centimeters\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cNessuno\u201d (2025), oil on linen, 75 x 100 centimeters\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pirazzi-3.jpg\" alt=\"an all-red painting of conical shapes and doors\" class=\"wp-image-476888\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cNessuno\u201d (2025), oil on linen, 75 x 100 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pirazzi-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476885\" title=\"\u201cOde\u201d (2025), oil on linen, 90 x 120 centimeters\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cOde\u201d (2025), oil on linen, 90 x 120 centimeters\" 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